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Ask
Yourself... As Parents • Do you know how to discuss alcohol use with your child and where to get information to help you? • Do you know your child’s friends, and do you feel that they provide positive influences on your child’s activities? • Do you know the extent of drinking by children in your neighborhood and how to find local organizations that are working on the issue? • Do you know the legal consequences if your child is caught drinking alcohol? As Teachers, Administrators, and School Counselors • Has your school or community assessed student drinking to determine the extent of the problem? • Do you know what factors may be contributing to student drinking in your school or community, (e.g., easy access to alcohol, peer pressure, adults’ inability to address the issue)? • Do you know what steps, if any, are being taken within your school system to help kids resist the pressure to drink? • Is your school currently working to educate parents about alcohol use among children? • Does your school have an active partnership with the families of your students? As Concerned Citizens • Do you know how easily children in your community can obtain alcohol and what communities can do to prevent access to alcohol by young people? • Does your community have educational programs and policies to prevent children from drinking? • Does your community have "alcohol-free" activities for families? If not, do you know how to initiate them? • Is there collaboration among public and private schools, community businesses, local government, and the police force to develop and enforce policies about youth alcohol use?
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